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The Institute for Social Movements, Pakistan (ISM) (Sindhi:انسٽيٽيوٽ فار سوشل موومينٽس پاڪستان | Urdu: ﺍﻧﺴﭩﻴﭩﻮﭦ ﻓﺎﺭ ﺳﻮ ﺷﻞ ﻣﻮﻭﻣﻴﻨﭧ ﭘﺎﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ | Hindi: सामाजिक आंदोलनों के लिए संस्थान) was first of its kind institution in Sindh, Pakistan that clubbed together social movements studies, activism and research . Established by prominent activists, journalists, development professionals and academicians from across Sindh, ISM was primarily active in almost all districts of Sindh and Sindh bordering districts of Balochistan. The Institute was established in Hyderabad in March 2010 after several deliberations held in Karachi, Hyderabad, Umerkot and Sukkur; however due to its important role in supporting civil, political, minorities and land rights in Sindh and Balochistan, ISM was involuntarily closed down on the pressure and threats by Pakistan Army associated intelligence agencies ISI and Military Intelligence on May 29, 2012. The founding directors of the ISM Zulfiqar Shah and his wife Fatima Shah were persecuted, harassed and threatened to death, and were asked to leave Pakistan, who left the country on May 30, 2012 and sought asylum with UNHCR in Nepal, which was granted to them.〔(Truthout, USA )〕〔(Times of India )〕〔(The Hindu )〕〔(Telegraph )〕〔(Zulfiqar Shah’s Website )〕 ISM played an important role along with other civil society organizations in the Indus River Floods in Sindh by supporting flood victims and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and advocating IDPs rights in Sindh, however, the organization had a prominent recent past in the substantive democratic initiatives and rights activism around political, minorities', peasants and women rights in Sindh.〔(Daily Dawn, Karachi )〕〔(SAAPE Website )〕 The organization was led by its founding executive director Zulfiqar Shah.〔(The South Asian )〕〔(ISM Website )〕 ==Democratic rights== ISM played a leading role in land rights movement in Sindh and Balochistan in 2010-11; movement against religious extremism in 2011 as well as political and civil rights in Sindh. It also was the leading forum vocal for the rights of disaster victims in Sindh.〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔(Report )〕〔( highlight-sindh-issues-in-south-asia-social-forum/ Pakistan Today )〕〔(Pakistan Today )〕〔(Pakistaniat )〕〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔(Citizens for Democracy )〕〔(Movement for Peace & Tolerance )〕〔(Daily Times )〕〔(Times of India )〕〔(The Indian )〕〔(One Pakistan )〕〔(Radio Pakistan )〕〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔(Daily Times )〕〔(Pakistan Observer )〕〔(Pakistan Today )〕〔(Pakistan Christian Post )〕〔(Youtube )〕〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔(Express Tribune )〕〔(Express Tribune )〕〔()〕〔(The News )〕〔(Geo TV )〕〔(Daily Dawn )〕〔〔〔(Daily Times )〕〔(The News )〕 Besides rights activism as well as mobilization and consultative process over XVIII Constitutional Amendment, ISM is a joint petitioner of a constitutional petition along with pro democracy individuals, civil society and political leaders and national level civil society organizations in the supreme court of Pakistan.〔(Daily The Nation, Pakistan )〕〔(Scribd )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Institute for Social Movements, Pakistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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